Journalists face threats, intimidations ahead of Jubbaland elections

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns multi-pronged attacks by Jubbaland authorities in Kismayo against journalists reporting on sensitive issues, threatening freedom of expression ahead of elections slated for August 2019.

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Somali spy agent arrested at JKIA while transiting bulk cash to Ethiopia

Waagacusub.com- Security agencies at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have tonight arrested a secretariat of Somalia Intelligence boss Abdullahi Kulane alias (Jiis Marihan) who is also among the senior most Nisa officials. Sources confirmed to Waagacusub Media that officials…

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Terrorising the victims of terror in Somalia "a failed elite, and the Western 'War on Terror'."

Terrorising the victims of terror in Somalia. "One wonders what Somalis might have accomplished if they were not sandwiched between pernicious local terrorists, a failed elite, and the Western 'War on Terror'." By ABDI ISMAIL SAMATAR

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Ethiopia's foreign ministry lists 2 Somali regions under category of independent countries

MOGADISHU – Just days after Ethiopia's ministry of foreign affairs apologized for an incorrect map it posted online that showed Somalia as a part of its country, its website is curiously listing two Somali regions under the category of independent countries where Addis Ababa has full diplomatic…

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Anger, shock over map showing Somalia as part of Ethiopia

MOGADISHU – Somalis expressed anger, disbelief and shock over an incorrect Ethiopian map showing their country as a part of their arch-foe, calling it "an act of aggression" that lays bare Addis Ababa's "expansionist tendencies and colonialist mentality."

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Somalia:Stabilisation challenges and costs

Sunatimes.com - The basic premise of current stabilisation in Somalia is that territories re-conquered should be stabilised in order to bring them permanently under government control, to prevent a renewed loss to al-Shabaab. The focus of stabilisation is hence predominantly the fight against violent…

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Somalia's conflicts today

Sunatimes.com - There are three main forms of conflict in Somalia today: political conflict, communal conflict, and violent extremism. These conflicts, defined by Ken Menkhaus, overlap, fuel each other and are aggravated by some common root causes: systemic corruption, impunity in the country, and competition…

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Rethinking stabilisation efforts in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - Since it emerged as a global policy paradigm after the terrorist attacks on the United States of 11 September 2001, the implementation of stabilisation policies rested on a delicate balance between building a coherent long-term peace strategy and having a clear exit strategy, through…

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How to rethink stabilisation in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - For more than a decade, international donors have provided a large portion of their aid to stabilisation efforts in Somalia . Yet, the current academic and policy debates on Somalia highlight the risks of an exacerbating political conflict, dire security implications of the withdrawal…

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ASOJ demands the release of Somali journalist arrested over Facebook posts.

The Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a journalist Ali Aden Mumin arrested in Mogadishu after posting comments on his Facebook account.

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Diplomatic Row Hits New Low as Somalia Bans Meetings in Kenya

Kenya's decision to ban direct flights from Mogadishu to Nairobi coupled with the recent detention of top Somalia government officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was cited as the main reason for the new directive.

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US troops, nonprofit trainers and a 'Lightning Brigade' battle for Somalia

In May, Bancroft Global Development accepted a more than $730,000 contract for six months of support services. By contrast, Bancroft received about $490,000 for that same type of contract during the previous 12 months.U.S. government forces and a contractor with an unorthodox investment strategy have…

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US military mission in Somalia

This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending a presidential declaration of a national emergency concerning Somalia for another year, calling the Islamist insurgency plaguing that country an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the US.

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Somali President Farmajo Has No Legal Base to Force Galmudug Presidential Election in 2019

Sunatimes.com - As a caveat, I would like to state here that my argument against the involvement of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) in any presidential elections of the federal member states (FMS) should not be interpreted as an approval of state elections.…

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Somalia:Social media shut down over exam leakages unjustified

Responding to reports that Somalia's education minister has announced that social media may be shut down for five days from 27 to 31 May as one of the ways to stop cheating in the national secondary school exams, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and…

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Chinese Bank Loans 200 Million And Takes Full Exclusive Fishing Rights Over The Coast Of Somalia

Sunatimes.com - The bank and the Government of Somalia today agreed to a loan of $200million for the rebuilt of Mogadishu port. In trade for that, the bank will have exclusive fishing rights over the coast of Somalia and maintain part ownership of the port until the loan has been fully paid.

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US military strike kills four terrorists in Somalia

The United States military said it killed four terrorists in an airstrike targeting an ISIS-Somalia encampment in the Golis Mountains in Somalia on Thursday.

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Turkish Engineer killed by car bomb in Somalia

A Turkish construction engineer was killed in a car bomb explosion in Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Sunday, May 13, Sunatimes.com reports.

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Ethiopia to try ex-spy chief, Getachew Assefa

Sunatimes.com - Ethiopia has formally charged a former intelligence chief widely reported to have superintended over systemic rights abuse during his tenure.

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Djibouti: Guelleh, the spy of China

Sunatimes.com - It is nevertheless extraordinary to see how much the colonial powers persist in reserving the right to question the sovereignty of African states. In Djibouti, the telecommunications company Huwaei, engaged in a direct battle with the United States, is now cited in a case of espionage,…

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